About Balitha Village

Balitha is a large village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,760, made up of 2,450 males and 2,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balitha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Kotulpur
Pincode	722141
Area (hectares)	745.39 hectares
Population	4,760
Male Population	2,450
Female Population	2,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balitha compares

By the 2011 count Balitha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 745.39 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Balitha

Balitha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balitha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balitha from other places

Balitha lies about 58 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Maynapur, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balitha
Tehsil headquarters	Kotulpur	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Maynapur	7.3 km
Nearest town	Arāmbāgh	25 km
District headquarters	Bankura	58 km

Villages closest to Balitha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotulpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Balitha

As per the Census of India 2011, Balitha village had a population of 4,760. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Balitha village has 2,450 males and 2,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balitha has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Balitha is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balitha covers 745.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balitha falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balitha is Maynapur, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balitha.

Balitha is about 58 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balitha is in Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district. Kotulpur is about 3.4 km away. Maynapur is about 7.3 km away. Arāmbāgh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.